"David Rogers" wrote in message
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"shazzbat" wrote in message
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I had a mail from my sister today, who is not an allotmenteer, but she
says
she saw Mr Flowerdew advising the removal of the flowers on potato
plants to
improve the yield.

Anyone see this?
Tried it?
Did it work?

TIA
Steve

I didn't see this, but the potatoes I grow on my allotment (Kestrels)
never seem to produce more than the odd flower. I wait for the
appearence of the flowers, as the books tell you to do, before I start
looking for "new potatoes", and by the time I've convinced myself that
there might be something there, they're massive! Any ideas why they
don't flower, but crop heavily nonetheless?
Dave Rogers
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Not all varieties are free-flowering. Some seldom flower and
others can look like a field of snow. Fully mature leaves and a little
searching at the side are the best methods of finding new potatoes.
Regards Brian.